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20 things to know about Patrice Bergeron

He's quickly becoming a legend for the Bruins in the 2013 NHL Playoffs.

Check out these things you may not know about center Patrice Bergeron.

You'll remember Bergeron scored two goals in Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, including the game winner. He's a huge reason why the Bruins are now in the Stanley Cup finals.

Patrice "Bergy" Bergeron-Cleary was born on July 24, 1985. His hometown is L'Ancienne-Lorette in Quebec.

Bergeron played with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for one season.

Bergeron was selected 45th overall by the Bruins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

Bergeron played his first NHL game Oct. 8, 2003, vs. New Jersey, recorded his first NHL point with an assist Oct. 15 in Dallas (game-winning goal) and scored his first NHL goal in a 1-2-3 effort Oct. 18 in Los Angeles

Bergeron, playing for Team Canada, has won gold medals at the 2004 World Championships, 2005 World Junior Championships and 2010 Winter Olympics.

Bergeron is a member of the Triple Gold Club -- a group of ice hockey players and coaches who have won an Olympic Games gold medal, a World Championship gold medal and the Stanley Cup.

Bergeron scored two goals including the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Bruins at 14:37 of the first period of Game 7 at Vancouver in 2011.

During his 2003-04 rookie season, Bergeron was selected for the NHL Young Stars Game in Minnesota as part of the 2004 All-Star weekend.

Bergeron finished his rookie season with 39 points in 71 games.

Beacause of the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Bergeron played for Boston's minor league affiliate, the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League.

Bergeron suffered a season-ending head injury during a game on Oct. 27, 2007, when he was checked from behind by a Flyers defenseman, hitting his head on the end-boards, knocking him unconscious.

Bergeron suffered a second concussion in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Dec. 20, 2008, when he collided with an opposing defenseman.

Bergeron has been in one fight in his entire NHL career. On April 18, 2009, in game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarter Finals Josh Gorges hit Bergeron in the jaw, and Bergeron retaliated by pummeling Gorges with two huge left punches.

On June 1, 2011, Canucks' Alex Burrows allegedly bit Bergeron's finger. No penalty was called and the league did not fine or suspend Burrows because the alleged bite was not supported by any evidence.

Bergeron is one of just 11 players in NHL history to have scored 2-or-more goals in a Stanley Cup Final game 7.

Bergeron is 1 of just 5 Bruins in team history to score his 1st career playoff goal in OT.

On the Stanley Cup, Bergeron is listed by his birth name, Patrice Bergeron-Cleary.

Bergeron won the Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward for the entire 2011-12 NHL season.

As of May 13, 2013, Bergeron had played in 579 regular season games, scored 153 goals with 280 assists for a total of 433 points. In his playoff career, he has played in 68 games, scored 14 goals with 32 assists for a total of 46 points.

Bergeron is the youngest player in team history to record a 30-goal season (20 years, 262 days) with his 30th and 31st goals on Apr. 13. The previous record-holder was Barry Pederson who was 20 years, 335 days in 1981-82.

Patrice Bergeron has 5 career playoff game-winning goals. 3 have been in overtime.

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